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Saturday, September 10, 2011

We've already posted an article about this design in a different iteration, but here is a later model based on this design, the 2098-C6 version: the Northstar 1000. It's a version built by Northstar Yachts of Ontario. She's basically a 1/2-tonner turned into a simple cruiser/racer, but still rated as a 1/2-tonner. She's built of fiberglass sandwich construction.

Friday, September 9, 2011

This little yawl is unusual in that she is of extremely shallow draft but with fixed keel only. She was constructed by Matthiessen & Paulsen of Arnis, Germany and launched in 1957. She is constructed of white oak for framing and double planked of mahogany over cedar. Fastenings are of Everdur.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

This pretty yawl was built of wood by Smith & Rhuland of Nova Scotia. She was launched in 1961. She is pretty standard but I do like the full height engine room separating the head, galley, main and aft cabins. This is convenient for the engine room air, which draws in/exhausts through small cowl ventilators located in the cabin top. The navigation table is located in the after face of this enclosure on the centerline allowing good communication between navigator and helmsman.Here is the general arrangement plan.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Here's hull #7 of the Passagemaker 60 series. After extensive sea trials in and around Hong Kong she has been loaded on a ship and is currently headed for Fort Lauderdale. It kind of puts a 60' yacht in perspective relative to the enormity of Hong Kong harbor.

This design has had many evolutions, starting with the Stevens 47 (center cockpit), Stevens 50 (aft cockpit) and then this pilothouse design. The boat eventually became the Queen Long 47 and now the Hylas 49, built by Queen Long. I'm going a bit out of sequence with these designs but in any event let's focus on the pilothouse 50. It's a great boat. It takes what was a super boat (Stevens 47) and makes it even better with a light and airy salon below.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Of all the S&S 12-meters, it could be argued that Columbia is the prettiest. She was the 1958 America's Cup winner. Built of wood by Henry Nevins of City Island, New York she was the first post-war 12-meter designed by the firm. She is also the very 1st America's Cup 12-meter winner.

The crew consisted of Rod Stephens as bowman, Cornelius Shields as skipper, Briggs Cunningham as helmsman, Henry Sears as navigator and Olin Stephens in the afterguard.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

This little keel boat was introduced in 1939. Designed in our Boston office by K. Aage Nielsen, they were designed for and built by Marcus C. Lowell & Sons of Newbury, Massachusetts. The original production was 15 boats built to this design. I will try to track down an image or two when I am back in the office on Tuesday.

The boats are still available from Pert Lowell for a cost of $31,000. Click here to access the website.

Here are the Lines. Just look at the amount of hollow in the LWL. She must be pretty at the mooring.

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